MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING PLANNING DIVISION

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1 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING PLANNING DIVISION Applicatin and Maps 1. Exhibit 4-2 Map The applicatin area bundary des nt appear t replicate the same bundaries as indicated in the preliminary Cncurrent DRI/Cmprehensive Develpment Master Plan (CDMP) Land Use Plan (LUP) map amendment applicatin. If the applicant is planning t file a CDMP amendment with the Department that is different in acreage r bundaries than the ADA, please explain what the differences between the tw applicatins will be and why they are necessary. The CDMP amendment applicatin encmpasses an area that is larger than the bundaries f the DRI-ADA. The CDMP amendment applicatin reflects the entire area that is inclusive f the adjacent sectin-line rad right-f-ways fr SW 136 th Street, SW 177 th Avenue and SW 152 nd Street. As part f the DRI, the Applicant has cmmitted t build SW 136 th Street and SW 152 nd Street, and has agreed t wrk with the FDOT t cnvey the land area needed fr the imprvements t SW 177 th Avenue. Questin 10 - General Prject 2. Pages 10-1 thru 10-4 The Department is still reviewing the sectin n Grwth Scenari and Land Availability and will prvide cmments by September 20, The Applicant has nted this cmment. N additinal cmments were received by September 20, 2006, nr have cmments been received thereafter. 3. Page 10-6 and Map J5A Bth have legends, which are missing the water land use categry as nted by the lakes shwn n the ADA plan. Als, the clrs n the map d nt cincide with the legend. Please revise. These maps have been revised based n the cmment abve and are attached. 4. Further we believe that blasting culd be an issue when the time cmes t cnstruct these lakes, which are in clse prximity t residentially develped areas t the east. Please explain if lake develpment will include blasting and what plan the develper has t prevent impacts t neighbring residential areas. Blasting will nt be used fr lake excavatin. 5. Additinally, the ADA s lcatin f a High Schl n the prpsed Urban Develpment Bundary (UDB) cnflicts with Plicy EDU-2A f the Educatinal Element f the CDMP that states that high schls shuld be lcated at least ne mile away frm the Urban Develpment Bundary (UDB). Placement f the elementary schl can be ¼ mile. Therefre, a re-siting f the schls needs t be addressed. The prpsed K-8 schls can nt be lcated mre than ½-mile frm the prpsed UDB and remain n the Prject site, and the prpsed high schl can nt be lcated 1 mile frm the prpsed UDB and remain n the Prject site. T the Applicants knwledge there are n vacant, available sites fr a high schl inside the UDB prximate t the Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 1

2 Prject site. Furthermre, the prpsed high schl will prvide excess student statin capacity available t serve students utside the prpsed Prject attending ther vercrwded schls. Given the lack f available alternative sites in the area, vercrwding in existing facilities, and the fact that Plicy EDU-2A f the Educatinal Element f the CDMP states that high schls shuld be lcated at least ne mile away frm the UDB, the prpsed lcatin likely prvides the best slutin. The Applicant will wrk with the Miami-Dade Cunty Schl Bard and Miami-Dade Cunty t btain any permits r waivers necessary t cmply with Plicy EDU-2A. 6. Page The ADA indicates that the applicant wns the CSX RR ROW; hwever, Cunty recrds indicate that CSX RR Cmpany still wns this railrad right-f-way. Please explain this discrepancy. Except fr a small parcel f 1.53 acres wned by CSX Railrad east f SW 167 th Avenue, the Applicant wns the entirety f the ADA area. Cunty recrds are incrrect, and the Applicant is wrking with the Miami-Dade Cunty Prperty Appraiser t crrect this discrepancy. 7. Page 10-10, Table 10-2 This table shws a different figure fr railrad right-fway in the existing and prpsed Prject. Please explain the difference. Als, existing right-f-way is nt included int the calculatin f grss density. This table has been crrected. The revised versin is prvided in attached Revised Questin Pages thru Part 2, Cnsistency with Cmprehensive Plans. The Department is still reviewing the respnses t Items A, B, and C and will prvide cmments by September 20, The Applicant has nted this cmment. N additinal cmments were received by September 20, 2006, nr have cmments been received thereafter. 9. Page and 15 - In the last paragraph a statement is made that the prject is lcated within an area designated as Agricultural. The applicant ges n t state that the Cunty thrugh the adpted CDMP, recgnizes that the area is an area mre apprpriate fr urban develpment. Please prvide data and analysis t supprt this assertin since plicy in the CDMP is t prtect agriculture as a viable industry. (CDMP Land Use Plicies LU-1P. LU-1S, and the Agriculture text). The statement that the area is an area mre apprpriate fr urban develpment is fund in the Adpted Cmpnents f the Miami-Dade Cunty Cmprehensive Develpment Master Plan n page I-64 in the sectin titled Ultimate Develpment Bundary. This sectin f the CDMP states: It is difficult t specify where and hw much f Miami-Dade Cunty s ttal area may ultimately be cnverted t urban develpment. This is due t uncertainty regarding lng-term rates f ppulatin and ecnmic grwth; husing and cmmunity preferences; availability and price f energy, water, agricultural and Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 2

3 mineral resurces; and State, federal and internatinal influences. It is reasnably safe t assume, hwever, that the areas least suitable fr urban develpment tday will remain least suitable in the future. These areas include the remaining high-quality castal and Everglades wetlands areas in the Cunty, and the Nrthwest Wellfield prtectin area. The areas mre apprpriate fr, and mre likely t experience, sustained urban pressure are the heavily impacted, partially drained wetlands in the Biscayne-Snake Creek and Bird- Trail Canal Basins, the agricultural areas f suthwestern and sutheast Miami-Dade, and the impacted wetlands suth f Hmestead and Flrida City. When the need fr additinal urban expansin is demnstrated after the year 2015, such expansin shuld be carefully managed t minimize the lss f agricultural land and t maximize the ecnmic life f that valuable industry. Accrdingly, urban expansin after the year 2015 in the Suth Dade area shuld be managed t prgress westerly frm the Metrz area t Krme Avenue nrth f Eureka Drive, and n the west side f the US 1 crridr sutherly t Hmestead nly when the clear need is demnstrated. [emphasis added] 10. Page Please prvide data and analysis t demnstrate hw this area is nt cnducive t lng-term agriculture. This area has been in agricultural use fr decades. The Cunty has as a gal in its strategic plan t retain agriculture as a viable industry. See respnse t item 9, abve. In additin, a study prepared by Miami-Dade Department f Planning & Zning, dated September 4, 2002, revised Octber 9, 2002, and entitled Urban and Agricultural Land Use Trends & Prjectins: 1985, 1994, 2000, 2025, and 2050/ Miami-Dade Cunty, Flrida cncludes, in part, that between an estimated 28,500 acres will be surplus agricultural land in Miami-Dade Cunty. A cpy f this reprt is included as Attachment VII. Furthermre, a prtin f the Agriculture and Rural Area Study prpsed stripping certain farmlands f their develpment rights, at a cst t the Cunty f an estimated $130 millin dllars. A set f factrs were develped that priritize agricultural lands accrding t their imprtance: Percent f area within 1 mile in agricultural use, the mre the better; Percent f area within 1 mile in agricultural zning, the mre the better; Distance frm UDB, the further the better; Percent f perimeter adjacent t nn-agricultural use, the less the better; Size f parcel, the bigger the better; Histrical assets n site, yes being better; Availability f ptable water, the availability f public water being a negative; Availability f wastewater systems, the availability f being a negative; Distance t adequate rad systems, the farther the better; Distance t a fire statin, the farther the better; Distance t a public elementary schl, the farther the better; Percent f the site subject t inundatin, the mre the better. Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 3

4 Based n these factrs, any acreage currently lcated adjacent t the UDB wuld rank prly. Questin 14 Water 11. Map 14-1 This map shws that there are canals lcated inside the Tamiami Executive Airprt prperty. These shuld be remved frm the map in that they are nt significant water resurces. The nly canal in the area is running alng SW 157th Avenue t the west f the Airprt. This map has been revised t remve the canals frm Tamiami Airprt prperty. (See attached Revised Map 14-1) Questin 17 - Water Supply 12 Page Tables 17-1 The calculatins fr the table are inaccurate. The K-8 schls shuld be calculated at 15 gal/day/student and the High Schl shuld be calculated at 20 gal/day/student. Please revise the table t reflect these figures. 20 gal/day/student were used as per the WASD table fr schls with shwers. This is a cnservative rate fr K-8 schls. This table has been revised and included in attached Revised Questin Page 17-2 Please prvide data n the prpsed wastewater reuse facility. Please demnstrate with data and analysis the plan t prvide adequate water supply fr the prpsed develpment. The CDMP Capital Imprvement Element (CIE) currently des nt reflect any prjects prpsed t serve this new area. Please identify what water supply prjects will be added t the CIE. The prpsed satellite treatment facility will be lcated in clse prximity t the manifld frce main thrugh which the Prject's wastewater flw will be transmitted t existing WASD facilities. The lcatin f this manifld frce main has nt yet been determined. It is anticipated that the site will be apprximately ne half acre in size and the prpsed technlgy will be membrane filtratin. The 25% is a wrking percentage that is being used at this time in the absence f a preliminary design and/r lcal permitting requirements. Althugh the perating entity fr the satellite facility has nt yet been determined, it is prpsed that the facility will be built by the develper and perated by WASD as part f their reginal facility, thereby prviding WASD with reuse credits fr their system. It is anticipated that details f wnership, peratin and maintenance will be included in the develper's service agreement with WASD. It is premature at this time t estimate the staffing requirements fr the peratin f the plant. Attached is a revised letter frm the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) stating that if the UDB bundary is changed t include the Prject within its limits, WASD wuld be the ptable water service prvider, subject t the cnditins utlined in the letter. There is very little that individual develpers can d t address the water supply issue in Miami-Dade Cunty. It is in everyne s best interest t ensure cmpliance with Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 4

5 the existing cnsent agreement and the develpment cmmunity will d its part t ensure that this gal is achieved. The Cunty's ptable water demands are based n ppulatin prjectins. Mving the UDB will nt increase ppulatin; it nly affects the distributin f that ppulatin within the Cunty. The Applicant prpses Develpment Order (DO) cnditins linking the number f units t available and permittable water supply. A DO cnditin is als prpsed that wuld ensure that prir t authrizing certificates f ccupancy fr this Prject, Miami-Dade Cunty shall have cmpleted its cnsumptive use permitting and ensure that the required ptable water treatment plant capacity is available t serve the Prject, pursuant t Sectin (2)(a) F.S. Anther DO cnditin is prpsed which will cmmit the Applicant t the funding and implementatin f n-site reuse t satisfy a prtin f the Prject s nn-ptable water demand. 14. Page 17-3 The applicant needs t better define their plans fr water cnservatin. The Cunty has recently adpted a Water Efficiency Plan aimed at maximizing water cnservatin effrts. The applicant needs t demnstrate with data and analysis hw it will achieve the gals set by the Water Efficiency Plan. We have reviewed the WASD Water Efficiency Plan and find n means f prviding data and analysis f the Applicant s ability t achieve the gals and bjectives f the Plan. The Applicant is cmmitted t the cncept f water cnservatin and has prpsed a satellite reuse facility. This facility will reduce nn-ptable demands frm the Biscayne Aquifer. The prpsed satellite reuse treatment facility will be lcated in clse prximity t the manifld frce main thrugh which the Prject's wastewater flw will be transmitted t existing WASD facilities. The lcatin f this manifld frce main has nt yet been determined. It is anticipated that the site will be apprximately ne half acre in size and the prpsed technlgy will be membrane filtratin. The 25% is a wrking percentage that is being used at this time in the absence f a preliminary design and/r lcal permitting requirements. Althugh the perating entity fr the satellite facility has nt yet been determined, it is prpsed that the facility will be built by the develper and perated by WASD as part f their reginal facility, thereby prviding WASD with reuse credits fr their system. It is anticipated that details f wnership, peratin and maintenance will be included in the develper's service agreement with WASD. It is premature at this time t estimate the staffing requirements fr the peratin f the plant. Attached is a revised letter frm the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) stating that if the UDB bundary is changed t include the Prject within its limits, WASD wuld be the ptable water service prvider, subject t the cnditins utlined in the letter. There is very little that individual develpers can d t address the water supply issue in Miami-Dade Cunty. It is in everyne s best interest t ensure cmpliance with the existing cnsent agreement and the develpment cmmunity will d its part t ensure that this gal is achieved. Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 5

6 The Cunty's ptable water demands are based n ppulatin prjectins. Mving the UDB will nt increase ppulatin; it nly affects the distributin f that ppulatin within the Cunty. The Applicant prpses Develpment Order (DO) cnditins linking the number f units t available and permittable water supply. A DO cnditin is als prpsed that wuld ensure that prir t authrizing certificates f ccupancy fr this Prject, Miami-Dade Cunty shall have cmpleted its cnsumptive use permitting and ensure that the required ptable water treatment plant capacity is available t serve the Prject, pursuant t Sectin (2)(a) F.S. Anther DO cnditin is prpsed which will cmmit the Applicant t the funding and implementatin f n-site reuse t satisfy a prtin f the Prject s nn-ptable water demand. Questin 18 - Wastewater 15. Page 18-1 The applicant needs t analyze the capacity f the Wastewater Treatment Plant serving the applicatin t see if the adpted LOS is met. Level f Service (LOS) determinatins fr wastewater are made at the time f building permit issuance. This Prject is prpsing t reduce the amunt f wastewater sent t the reginal system by 25% thrugh the use f a satellite reuse treatment facility, lcated nsite. The prpsed satellite reuse treatment facility will be lcated in clse prximity t the manifld frce main thrugh which the Prject's wastewater flw will be transmitted t existing WASD facilities. The lcatin f this manifld frce main has nt yet been determined. It is anticipated that the site will be apprximately ne half acre in size and the prpsed technlgy will be membrane filtratin. The 25% is a wrking percentage that is being used at this time in the absence f a preliminary design and/r lcal permitting requirements. Althugh the perating entity fr the satellite facility has nt yet been determined, it is prpsed that the facility will be built by the develper and perated by WASD as part f their reginal facility, thereby prviding WASD with reuse credits fr their system. It is anticipated that details f wnership, peratin and maintenance will be included in the develper's service agreement with WASD. It is premature at this time t estimate the staffing requirements fr the peratin f the plant. Attached is a revised letter frm the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) stating that if the UDB bundary is changed t include the Prject within its limits, WASD wuld be the ptable water service prvider, subject t the cnditins utlined in the letter. There is very little that individual develpers can d t address the water supply issue in Miami-Dade Cunty. It is in everyne s best interest t ensure cmpliance with the existing cnsent agreement and the develpment cmmunity will d its part t ensure that this gal is achieved. The Cunty's ptable water demands are based n ppulatin prjectins. Mving the UDB will nt increase ppulatin; it nly affects the distributin f that ppulatin within the Cunty. The Applicant prpses Develpment Order (DO) cnditins linking the number f units t available treatment plant capacity and permittable water supply. A DO cnditin is Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 6

7 als prpsed that wuld ensure that prir t authrizing the Building Permit fr this Prject, Miami-Dade Cunty shall have cmpleted its cnsumptive use permitting and ensured that the required wastewater transmissin capacity and ptable water treatment plant capacity is available t serve the Prject, pursuant t Sectin (2)(a) F.S. Anther DO cnditin is prpsed which will cmmit the Applicant t the funding and implementatin f n-site reuse t satisfy a prtin f the Prject s nn-ptable water demand. 16. The applicant must submit details regarding their plans fr reducing sewage flws by wastewater reuse. The prpsed satellite treatment facility will be lcated in clse prximity t the manifld frce main thrugh which the Prject's wastewater flw will be transmitted t existing WASD treatment facilities. The lcatin f this manifld frce main has nt yet been determined. It is anticipated that the site will be apprximately ne half acre in size and the prpsed technlgy will be membrane filtratin. The 25% is a wrking percentage that is being used at this time in the absence f a preliminary design and/r lcal permitting requirements. Final design will ccur during the permitting prcess. Althugh the perating entity fr the satellite facility has nt yet been determined, it is prpsed that the facility will be built by the develper and perated by WASD as part f their reginal facility, thereby prviding WASD with reuse credits fr their system. It is anticipated that details f wnership, peratin and maintenance will be included in the develper's service agreement with WASD. It is premature at this time t estimate the staffing requirements fr the peratin f the plant. Questin 21 Transprtatin 17. Page The land uses and scale f develpment prpsed and presented in Table 21.A1, DRI Develpment Prgram, in the DRI Applicatin fr Develpment Apprval (ADA) differs frm the land uses and scale f develpment presented in Table 21.B2, AM and PM Peak Hur Trip Generatin (p. 28), in the Transprtatin Appendices. Table 21.A1 specifies 1,257 dwelling units (DUs) fr single family detached, 2,436 DUs fr single family attached twnhuses, 3,248 DUs multifamily cndminiums, a 200-bed hspital. and a 67.6-acre park. Table 21.B2 in Appendix 21-1 specifies 2,100 single-family hmes, 2,100 twnhuses, 2,000 cndminiums, an 80-bed hspital, and a 46-acre park. Please address these discrepancies and revise the tables accrdingly. Table 21.B2 n page 28 f the Transprtatin Methdlgy Letter lcated in Appendix 21-1 reflected the develpment prgram and trip generatin at the time f the August 12, 2005 Pre-Applicatin Cnference. The develpment prgram fr the DRI was mdified several times between the Pre-Applicatin Cnference and the ADA submittal resulting frm detailed site planning and refinements t the cnceptual site plan fr the DRI. Table 21.B2 included n page in the respnse t Questin 21 reflects the prpsed develpment prgram cnsistent with Table 21.A1 fund n page 21-1, therefre n revisins t this table are needed. 18. Page Map J-5A, the Cnceptual Master Plan Circulatin Plan, illustrates a prtin f SW 167 Avenue thru the site as a cuplet. Theretical SW 167 Avenue is a sectin line radway and shuld be shwn as a cntinuus arterial facility Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 7

8 prviding mbility nrth and suth in the regin. SW 172 Street is a half-sectin line radway and shuld be extended t SW 136 Street. Als, the plan shws SW 144 Street cnnecting t SW 177 Avenue (Krme Avenue). Plicy TC-4E f the Traffic Circulatin Supplement f the Cunty s Cmprehensive Develpment Master Plan (CDMP) states that... n cnstructin assciated with the furlaning, r ther capacity imprvement, f Krme Avenue utside the Urban Develpment Bundary shall ccur until FDOT has prepared, and the Bard f Cunty Cmmissiners has adpted, a detailed binding access t prperties frnting Krme Avenue primarily thrugh alternative street lcatins. Please revise this plan t remve the cuplet n SW 167 Avenue, extend SW 172 Avenue t SW 136 Street, and remve the SW 144 Street cnnectin t Krme Avenue. On September 13, 2006, the Applicant met with the Miami-Dade Cunty Department f Public Wrks, and reviewed the Cnceptual Master Circulatin Plan specifically addressing the prpsed n-site and ff-site radway imprvements fr the DRI. Public Wrks indicated n cncern with the cuplet design fr SW 167 Avenue, and supprted the extensin f SW 144 Street t Krme Avenue. The Applicant will extend SW 172 nd Avenue nrth t SW 136 th Street, hwever this radway extensin will have t crss the CSX crridr in lcatin where a rail crssing des nt exist tday. The Applicant will request the rail crssing, and will build the crssing if apprved. As part f the Krme Suth PD&E Study, FDOT is preparing an Access Management Plan fr Krme Avenue. The Applicant will crdinate with FDOT t determine when the Access Management Plan will be submitted t the Bard f Cunty Cmmissiners fr apprval per Plicy TC-4E f the Traffic Circulatin Subelement. 19. The Guidelines fr Urban Frm established in the Land Use Element f the CDMP (pp. I I-23) shuld be cnsidered fr the lcatin f different uses, their intensity and density and the intercnnecting netwrk f vehicular and pedestrian mvement. has been designed in accrdance with the planning principles utlined by the Guidelines fr Urban Frm as set frth by the CDMP. The cnceptual develpment plan has been created using the cunty sectin line and half-sectin line rads t prvide the rganizatinal structure fr the adjacent prject radways and the internal radway netwrk. The Prject is bunded by sectin line rads n the nrth, west and suth (SW 136 Street, SW 177 Avenue and SW 152 Street), and a half sectin line rad n the east (SW 162 Avenue). Internal radways include SW 172 Street, SW 167 Avenue and SW 144 Street (cunty sectin line and half sectin line radways), in additin t a netwrk f lcal circulatrs that imprve the cnnectivity f this mixed use cmmunity. All sectin line and half sectin line rads are cntinuusly intercnnected, including SW 172 nd Avenue which has been extended nrth t SW 136 th Street (pursuant t staff cmments), n bth sides f the existing CSX railrad crridr. The cnceptual develpment plan has been designed t accmmdate bicycle and pedestrian facilities within the n-site and adjacent radway crss sectins. s intercnnected radway netwrk and design chices ffer alternative mbility pprtunities t Prject residents and emplyees, and assists in mitigating traffic cngestin. s mixed-use, mixed-density design prgram (as delineated by the sectin line and half sectin line radways) ensures that the cmmunity ffers a variety f residential types and densities. The rganizatin f s densities is arranged s that the Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 8

9 highest cncentratin f activity is at the intersectin f sectin line SW 167 th Avenue with sectin line SW 136 th Street and sectin line SW 152 nd Street. These tw activity ndes accmmdate the greatest cncentratin f retail and emplyment land uses supprted by the higher density residential develpment, directly cnsistent with the Guidelines fr Urban Frm. Cnversely, given the unique western bundary f the DRI at Krme Avenue, the intersectin f sectin line SW 177 th Avenue with sectin line SW 136 Street and sectin line SW 152 Street reflects lake area and pen space t be used as buffers adjacent t Krme Avenue, with lw density residential develpment extending eastward int the heart f the DRI. The nrthern edge f alng SW 136 th Street, is partially segmented by the CSX railrad crridr and is lcated near the Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airprt. These factrs have defined the industrial-flex space, medical ffice, and hspital uses that ccupy mst f the nrthern edge f the DRI. The railrad crridr has the ptential t becme a mass transit alignment serving the west Kendall area, making the SW 136 th Street crridr mst desirable and suitable fr ffice and emplyment uses. The highest density residential cmpnents in the DRI are situated alng SW 167 th Avenue, the sectin line rad that cnnects the tw activity ndes. This density allws fr a smth transitin frm the activity f the cmmercial centers t the calmer rhythms f the medium density single family attached twnhuses, lcated t the east and west f the cndminiums. Finally, the single family detached hmes are situated alng the western and eastern edges f. The eastern edge husing blends well with the already existing single family hmes built east f SW 162 nd Avenue, and acts as a buffer t the mre dense and active uses ccurring alng SW 167 th Avenue. s three schls are strategically placed in accrdance with the Guidelines fr Urban Frm. The tw primary schls (K-8) are lcated near the intersectins f half sectin line rads. The high schl, because f its larger size and heavier density, is situated alng the suthern sectin line rad, next t ne f the activity ndes. This lcatin prvides greater accessibility t the high schl frm the adjacent cmmunities lcated t the suth, east and west f the DRI. Parks and ther cmmunity centers are situated thrughut the entire Prject, usually lcated in clse relatinship t the quarter sectin line rads and lcal rads. Pedestrian rutes will travel alng and acrss these pen spaces as they cnnect the different activity ndes and residential centers f the develpment. The canals and water bdies that exist within will als remain easily accessible t the public, as they run parallel t the landscaped greenways lcated adjacent t s lcal rads. 20. Page Revise Map J-1B and Map J-2 (p. 13) f the Transprtatin Appendices t shw SW 120 Street frm SW 147 Avenue t theretical SW 157 Avenue as twlane radway segment, and SW 136 Street between SW 157 Avenue and SW 139 Avenue as tw-lane radway segment. Map J-1B will be revised as requested and is attached. Map J-2 frm the Methdlgy Letter will nt be revised since all dcuments frm the Methdlgy Letter were revised and updated as part f the ADA. 21. Page Revise Map J-1C t shw theretical SW 136 and SW 144 Streets, and theretical SW 167 and SW 172 Avenues, and the traffic impact based upn the 5% Rule. Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 9

10 Map J-1C and Table 21.A2 has been revised as requested and are attached. 22. Pages 21-6 thru Revise Table 21.A2 in respnse t the revisins requested abve and include the analyses. Table 21.A2 has been revised, accrdingly. 23. Page SW 152 Street frm SW 112 Avenue t US 1 is a 4-lane divided State facility, and SW 152 Street west f the HEFT is a Cunty facility. Please revise Table 21.A2 t crrectly represent the radway jurisdictin. Adpted Figure 3 in the Transprtatin Element frm the December 2005 EAR (as well as Adpted Figure 3 frm the April 2005 Cycle updated n April 19, 2006) identifies SW 152 Street frm US-1 t SW 137 Avenue as a State Principal Arterial. Pursuant t further discussins with the Department f Planning and Zning, it appears that adpted Figure 3 f the CDMP des nt reflect the latest functinal classificatin map depicting state radways. Therefre, the Applicant has revised Table 21.A2 t reflect SW 152 Street frm SW 137 Avenue t the HEFT as a Cunty Arterial. Existing Traffic Cnditins 24. Page Revise Map J-2B t add traffic cunt statin Ns. 361, 592, 1117, and Change the number f traffic cunt statin 66 t 64, and relcate statin 346 frm SW 117 Avenue t US 1. Map J-2B already includes cunt statins 592 and Cunt statin 66 is prperly lcated n Kendall Drive at SW 87 Avenue, as verified by the 2005 Flrida Traffic Infrmatin CD prduced by FDOT. Cunt statin 64 is lcated between SW 107 Avenue and SR 874. Cunt statin 361 is lcated n Krme Avenue just nrth f SW 232 Street, just suth f the limits f Map J-2B. Pursuant t these cllective cmments, Map J-2B has been revised in this sufficiency submittal t relcate cunt statin 346 as requested, t add cunt statin 2278 (SR 874 nrth f SR 878), t add cunt statin 64, and t add cunt statin 361 at the suthern edge f Map J-2B. 25. Pages thru Sme f the traffic cunts fr the existing cnditins analyses were perfrmed n Fridays. Typically traffic cunts are taken frm Tuesday thru Thursday. Please verify these cunts using State r Cunty traffic cunts. If the cunts cannt be verified, the applicant shuld recunt the lcatins n Tuesdays, Wednesday, r Thursdays. Please revise Table 21.A3A in respnse t this cmment and the requested revisins abve. The Applicant has cmpared the accuracy f the cunts perfrmed n a Friday with State and Cunty Cunts in the study area. New Table 21.A3C has been included in revised Questin 21 t cmpare the Friday intersectin turning mvement cunts with the crrespnding link cunts cllected by either FDOT r Miami-Dade Cunty. Fr eleven f the furteen cunt lcatins, the Friday cunts were fund t reflect cnsistent r higher vlumes cmpared t the crrespnding adjacent cunt statins. Table 21.A3C cmpares the tw-way PM peak hur vlume btained frm the intersectin turning mvement cunt, with an average f the three day link cunt reflecting the twway PM peak hur vlume. The raw link cunts are prvided, as well as the adjusted Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 10

11 link cunts using the FDOT axle factrs crrespnding t each cunt statin studied. The evaluatin revealed that traffic cunts in the study area were largely cnsistent Mnday thrugh Friday, and fund that six f the Miami-Dade Cunts were cllected n Mnday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and ne f the Miami-Dade Cunts was cllected n Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. One f the state cunts was cllected n a Mnday during peak seasn. The remaining lcatins were cllected n the traditinal Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Based upn the data prvided in Table 21.A3C, the Applicant fund the need t replace the Friday peak hur data reflected in Tables 21.A3A and 21.A3B, with the 2005 and 2006 data prvided by Miami-Dade Cunt Statins 9850, 9754 and This data replacement was needed n SW 152 Street just west f SW 117 Avenue, and n SW 117 Avenue suth f SW 152 Street and suth f SW 184 Street. 26. Pages thru This Table 21.A3B shuld be updated in respnse t the revisins resulting frm the cmments prvided abve. See the respnse prvided t Cmment 25 abve. Based upn the data prvided in Table 21.A3C, the Applicant fund the need t replace the Friday peak hur data reflected in Tables 21.A3A and 21.A3B, with the 2005 and 2006 data prvided by Miami- Dade Cunt Statins 9850, 9754 and This data replacement was needed n SW 152 Street just west f SW 117 Avenue, and n SW 117 Avenue suth f SW 152 Street and suth f SW 184 Street. Planned and Prgrammed Transprtatin Imprvements 27. Pages thru and Pages References are made t a rail crridr cnsisting f the CSX rail line called the CSX Tri-Rail Kendall Crridr that ptentially culd bring cmmuter rail service t the Kendall area and the vicinity f the ADA applicatin site. The alignment is shwn in varius maps including Maps J-3A, J-3C, J-3D, J-5A, J-5B, J-12A, and J-12B. This crridr is als referenced in Table 21.A4. The text n page needs t be revised t state that the CSX prject listed in Table 21.A4 is nt a prgrammed prject f the TIP and it is nt identified as a cst-feasible prject in the MPO s adpted 2030 Lng Range Transprtatin Plan (LRTP). A prgrammed transprtatin imprvement by definitin is funded r cmmitted. It [This] CSX prject is neither. It is als nt an adpted Rapid Transit Crridr in the CDMP. The ultimate csts and feasibility f implementing this line will depend n ridership prjectins, mde selectin, duble tracking, cnversin f rail frm freight t passenger, and numerus ther evaluatin criteria. Table 21.A4 identifies the CSX Tri-Rail Kendall Extensin (Prject Number TR000026) and the CSX-Tri-Rail Dlphin Extensin (Prject Number TR000027) as Planning Prjects which are included in TIP 2007 in the Unfunded Sectin f the TIP. These tw prjects were included in Table 21.A4 t demnstrate that while they were unfunded at the time that TIP 2007 was adpted, they are included in the Miami-Dade MPO Transprtatin Imprvement Prgram adpted by the MPO n May 25, On June 22, 2006, the MPO apprved a mdificatin t the Kendall Crridr Alternatives Analysis Cnsultant Cntract t include the study f the CSXT Rail Crridr (see Map J- Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 11

12 12B btained frm the Miami-Dade Cunty MPO). The Kendall Crridr Alternatives Analysis (nw called the Kendall Link) includes a detailed study f the CSX Rail Crridr (currently underway) t examine the feasibility f perating passenger cmmuter transit service t the Kendall area, and the need fr duble tracking, frequency f service, timing, csts, etc. Miami-Dade Cunty MPO Staff indicated in June 2006 that the amendment t the MPO Kendall Crridr study t include the analysis f the CSXT Rail Crridr serves as the actin needed t make the CSX Rail Crridr a part f the LRTP 2030, since it has been made a part f the Kendall Crridr Premium Transit Prject. As part f the CDMP Amendment Applicatin, the Applicant has prpsed t amend the Rapid Transit Crridr Map. 28. Pages thru Revise Table 21.A4 using the 2007 Transprtatin Imprvement Prgram (TIP) prjects, and d nt include in this table the Pririty I prjects. Pririty I prjects shuld be included in Table 21.A5 with Pririty II prjects nly since the DRI s cmpletin date is the year Table 21.A4 already reflects the prgrammed imprvements frm TIP Any LRTP Pririty I prject which is funded in TIP 2007 has t be included in Table 21.A4. Table 21.A5 has been amended in this sufficiency submittal t als reflect Pririty I prjects, hwever all Pririty Prjects (thrugh Pririty IV) lcated within the study area are identified s that the review agencies knw which transprtatin prjects are in the Lng Range Plan, since the funding status fr prjects can be advanced t an earlier implementatin date, r can be pushed back t a later date. Trip Generatin 29. Page If the cndminiums will be hused in apartment buildings that have between three and ten flrs (levels), use ITE Land Use Cde 223. If schls are Charter Schls then use ITE LUC 534 fr K-8 schls as Charter Schls are cnsidered private schls. Revise Table 21.B2 accrdingly. N Charter Schls are prpsed fr the DRI nly Miami-Dade Cunty Public Schls. At this stage f prject planning, the prpsed cndminiums are fr sale units cnsistent with ITE LUC 230. While the Applicant may want t cnsider a prtin f the cnds as rental units in the future, it is nted that ITE LUC 223 fr mid-rise apartments reflects a lwer trip rate (0.39 PM peak hur trips per unit) cmpared t ITE LUC 230 fr cnds (0.52 PM peak hur trips per unit). By using the trip rate fr ITE LUC 230 t represent the trip generatin fr the cndminium units, the Applicant is prviding a mre cnservative analysis in the event that n rental units are prvided. The use f LUC 230 fr the 2,348 cndminium units ensures that the maximum trip impact is analyzed. N changes have therefre been made t Table 21.B2 based upn this cmment. Internal Trip Reductin 30. Pages and Change infrmatin fr Residential use in Land Use A Table t be cnsistent with Table 21.A1. Revise the AM and PM trips accrdingly based n the requested revisins abve. Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 12

13 T assume that 55 percent f the ttal AM and PM peak hur trips generated by 6,941 units (apprximately 17,328 peple) will be ging 10 the schls is t high. The 6,941 units are estimated t generate apprximately 2,871 students, which represent apprximately 17 percent f the ttal ppulatin. The multi-use develpment trip generatin and internal trip capture shuld be revised t reflect a maximum f 20% internal trips fr residential-schls trips. The changes t Tables 21.C1 and 21.C2 have been made as requested. The change was needed fr the residential labels nly; the entering and exiting trips had already been updated t reflect the last develpment prgram change. N change t the resulting internalizatin calculatins were needed based upn this cmment. (See attached Revised Tables 21.C1 and 21.C2) The schl internalizatin has been misinterpreted frm Tables 21.C1 and 21.C2. The resulting internalizatin is nt 55% f the ttal residential trips frm the entire site; rather the resulting internalizatin is 39.16% f the AM schl trips and 52.58% f the PM schl trips. The internalizatin is based upn the percent f schl trips generated frm within the DRI site as addressed in detail in the discussin prvided n page f the ADA. See belw the ttal number f schl trips fr the AM and PM peak hur, the internal trips, the external trips and the percent f each. While 921 AM trips generated by the schl use is estimated t be generated by the n site residential use, 1,431 AM schl trips are still external t the DRI. While 370 PM trips generated by the schl use is estimated t be generated by the n site residential use, 334 PM schl trips are still external t the DRI. See belw. TIMEFRAME USE TOTAL GROSS TRIPS SCHOOL INTERNAL TRIPS SCHOOL INTERNAL PERCENT SCHOOL EXTERNAL TRIPS SCHOOL EXTERNAL PERCENT AM Peak Hur Schls 2, % 1, % PM Peak Hur Schls % % When examined in the cntext f the entire DRI, the internal schl trips equate t 13.16% f the ttal grss AM DRI trips and 5.2% f the ttal grss PM DRI trips. See belw. TIMEFRAME USE TOTAL GROSS TRIPS SCHOOL INTERNAL TRIPS PERCENT OF TOTAL GROSS TRIPS AM Peak Hur Ttal DRI 6, % PM Peak Hur Ttal DRI 7, % 31. Page Revise Tables 21.C3 and 21.C4 t reflect the changes requested abve. N change t Tables 21.C3 r 21.C4 are needed based upn these cmments. Future Backgrund Plus Cmmitted Develpment Traffic 32. Page The diversin f 15 percent f the traffic frm SW 177 Avenue t SW 157 Avenue des nt seem t be apprpriate since the imprvement t SW 157 Avenue are aimed at prviding access t the SW 136, SW 152 and SW 184 Streets and t prvide sme cngestin relief t SW 137 Avenue. Mrever, SW 157 Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 13

14 Avenue wn t prvide an alternative rute t reach Hmestead, Flrida City, and the suthwest area f Miami-Dade Cunty. Please remve this assumptin frm the calculatins. SW 157 Avenue will be imprved t a 4 lane divided radway by Miami-Dade Cunty frm SW 184 Street t SW 152 Street, and will be cnstructed as a new 4 lane divided radway frm SW 136 Street t SW 112 Street. Once cmpleted, this radway will prvide a cntinuus 4 lane divided radway crridr frm SW 184 Street t nrth f Kendall Drive, cmpleting an imprtant nrth-suth crridr fr West Kendall which des nt exist tday. The nly cntinuus nrth-suth crridrs within this study area cnsist f Krme Avenue, SW 137 Avenue and the HEFT. Residents using Krme Avenue t access the Kendall cmmunity at Kendall Drive will have the ability t divert ff f Krme Avenue at SW 184 Street and can then use SW 157 Avenue t access the west Kendall neighbrhds suth f Kendall Drive. The diversin frm Krme Avenue t SW 157 Avenue is reasnable and demnstrates the future use f the new radway crridr alng SW 157 Avenue. The diversins have nly been applied between SW 184 Street and SW 88 Street. The diversin ff Krme Avenue des nt in any way diminish the use f Krme Avenue t prvide access t the suth t Hmestead and Flrida City. N changes t Table 21.D4 will be made based upn this cmment. 33. Page Revise Table 21.D4 addressing the requested revisins abve. See abve. N changes t Table 21.D4 will be made based upn this cmment. Trip Distributin 34. Pages thru As a result f the use f the gravity-mdel apprach t trip distributin, the majrity f the trips generated will g t the nrtheast and are limited t the immediate vicinity f the applicatin site. The transprtatin cnsultant shuld have cnsidered mre TAZ s t the suth and farther east. The 2015 Cardinal Distributin shwed n Map J-7A seems t be mre realistic. The nature f the emplyment in the immediate vicinity f the applicatin site des nt supprt the trip distributin percentage suggested by the analysis. Update the tables in respnse t this cmments and requested revisins abve. The Applicant has re-evaluated the prject traffic distributin based upn the Miami- Dade Cunty and FDOT cmments, and has prvided a revised prject distributin n the attached Revised Maps J-7E, J-8A, J-8B, J-8C and Table 21.D7. Prject Impacts n Reginally Significant Radway 35. Pages thru Revise tables in respnse t the requested revisins abve. These revisins have been made as requested and are attached. 36. Page Revise Map J-9 in respnse t the revisins requested abve. These revisins have been made as requested and are attached. Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 14

15 Prject impacts n Reginally Significant Intersectins 37. Page Revise Table 21.E3 in respnse t cmments and requested revisins abve. These revisins have been made as requested and are attached. Prprtinate Share Cst f Prpsed Off-Site Imprvements 38. Page Revise Table 21.F1 as a result f the cmments and requested revisins abve. These revisins have been made as requested and are attached. 39. Page Revise Map J-10 as a result f changes derived frm the cmments and requested revisins abve. These revisins have been made as requested and are attached. 40. Revise and update the Appendices 21-1 thru 21-8 as a result f the cmments and requested revisins abve. Revisins t Appendix 21-7 have been made t respnd t the revised prject distributin. N ther changes t the Appendices are required. Questin 31 - Airprts 41. Exhibit 31-1 Prvided by the Miami-Dade Aviatin Department, shw with the incrrect bundary f the ADA applicatin. These maps shw the ADA s applicatin bundary extending west f SW 177 Avenue t SW 182 Avenue. These maps shuld be crrected by MDAD. The Applicant has frwarded this request t the Aviatin Department Questin 23 - Hurricane Preparedness 42. Pages 23-2 and 23-4 The Evacuatin Rute map is ut f date and needs t be replaced with the crrect ne frm the Final Actins dcument f the Octber Amendment Cycle, dated December 12, The requested changes have been made using the updated Figure 7 frm the December 2005 EAR based Amendments as depicted n Map 23-2 in revised Questin 23. Miami-Dade Department f Planning and Zning Cmments Page 15